Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. vs Ulta Beauty Inc — how do they compare? Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $424.75 (market cap $1.88T), while Ulta Beauty Inc trades at $488 (market cap $20.98B). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 89.6× Ulta Beauty Inc's market cap, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays a 0.94% dividend while Ulta Beauty Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TSM | ULTA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.88T | $20.98B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $477.57 | $706.82 |
52-Week Low | $227.33 | $450.75 |
Enterprise Value | $1.81T | $23.06B |
Dividend Yield | 0.94% | — |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
Read more on TSM →With more than 1,300 stores and a partnership with Target, Ulta Beauty is the largest specialized beauty retailer in the U.S. The firm offers makeup (43% of 2021 sales), fragrances, skin care, and hair care products (20% of 2021 sales), and bath and body items. Ulta offers private-label products and merchandise from more than 500 vendors. It also offers salon services, including hair, makeup, skin, and brow services, in all stores. Most Ulta stores are approximately 10,000 square feet and are in suburban strip centers. Ulta was founded in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
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